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IM NATIONAL BANK OF ANGUST?
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THE
PLANTERS
LOAN AND
SAVINGS
BANK,
AUGUSTA, GA.
rays Interest
on Deposits.
Accounts
Solicited..
L. C. Hayne,
President.
Chas, C. Howard,
Cashier.
VOL. LXVIII.
EDGEFIELD, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 13. 1903
NO 20
THE. HIGHER
Tho face ot the earth is a wide stretch of
. pround,
And the best of the world ls forever un
found;
And new worlds galore, la their solitude
dumb, -.
Await the Columbus who never will come.
There are sights no one sees that await to
be seen, ' _
There are streamlets of silver and grottoes
of green,
If you'll leave the high road-houses, peo
ples and goods,
And the main-traveled turnpikes and take
to the woods.
Oh, the highways were built for'ihe Idle and
blind
But I have an uuexplorcd planet to And.
I must leave the worn road, i have no time
to .?para;
I hnve pioneer business to do everywhere.
There aro oaks in yon forests no woodman
has sought.
And their blanches &"i leaded with apples
ot il..nicht: -
There are thick tanglod arches that span
lonely streams.
Whoso creepers are bending wiih clusters of
dreams.
I want somo good stories; my life has
shrunk dry;
Let mo talk with tho earth and commano
with tho sky;
Let me list to the song that the pine giants
roar
Ah, here's a new meter unheard heretofore. '
The loud brook is babbling: I'll hush aad
draw near
Ah, rews from old Nature I'm lucky to hear!
As down the loud gorges ita rapids are
whirlod
It shags of thu health of the lifo of tho world.
. i . -.
AT-THE END OF
By ALBERT
^?UlttlttjiUUWiUiUlUlUUai
"You'd like to know what scarred
my hands so badly?" said the cap
tain. "TrTeii( fake the tiller while we
make th.J long reach to the fishing
grounds, and I'll tell you. It's some
thiing that happened about 15 years
' ago, long before I settled down to
shore fishing and taking city men but
for a day's try at the cod.
"In the winter of 'SS I went out of
Gloucester to the Banks as 'first hand'
on the schooner Never Fear. When
we pulled up our anchor for the last
lime, in March, and started for Bos
ton, we were full of cod to the deck
beams, and sure to make over $G0 a
man. Everybody on board was feeling
good.
"Five of the fleet got under way to
gether. Talk aboat your cup races!
They dbn't compare for a minute with
a brush between three or four fisher
men with their bowsprits pointed for
market and home after a 'fresh, trip'
to the Bonks. Minutes mean dollars
then. Every stitch set, lee rails un
der, and nothing taken-in.after it's
"For the f&rgBSfcour it was ?ose and
nose between us by the wind, all log
ging over 10 knots with stiff northerly
breeze. Then the Never Fear drew
r, .ead' of the bunch, and we shook a
rope's end over the taffrail. You can't
blame a crew for feeling a little fris
ky when they're leading the fleet, and
their duck is lifting them landward
at the rate of .a mile every, six min
utes.
"Before dark we had a good lead
over the nearest schot ?r, and when
we went down to supper their running
lights were twinkling well astern. The
wind showed no signs of going down;
on the contrary it seemed to be fresh
ening every minute. This just suited
us, for we had the best rough-weather
boat o'n the Banks, and ve knew thai,
even if we did have to put in a single
reef, our rivals behind would be put
ting in two.
The cook gave us the best he had
that night. If there was a man on
board who failed to do justice to that
smoking hot supper, I didn't see him.
The only dissatisfied ones were the
watch on deck, who began to be afraid
that there wouldn't bc anything left
for them, and who kept shouting down
the companionway for us to 'give them
a show%
"After s^\ er those who had no
work on hanu busied themselves in
writing letters, making boats, or play
ing games. During the trip I had
played checkers a good deal with one
of the men named Howard Johnson. A
few days before we had arranged a
tournament of five games; each had
won two, and now was to come the
rubber. We set our pieces, and three
' or four of our shipmates gathered
round us to watch the battle.
"The- board was equipped after a
unique fashion. In the middle of each
square was a little hole to receive a
short brad fixed in the bottom of the
checkers. This prevented them from
Scrolling off, an? we could play, even
when the vessel was on her beam ends,
without fear that the position of our
men would be disturbed by the motion.
"At it we went in good earnest and
a series of cautious exchanges soon left
us only three kings apiece. Then en
sued several minutes of maneuvering
to gain the advantage. I was jUBt get
ting my opponent in a* tight place when
all at once we heard the captain shout
from deck:
"'All hands to reef the mainsail!'
"So engrossed had we been in our
game that we had paid but little at
tention to what was going on above,
and wo were hardly aware that "the
staysail, foretopsail, balloon jib and
maintopsail had already been taken in.
But that last order brought us up 'all
standing,' for we knew that it would
never have "been given without need.
"I gTabbed my reefer from its hook
and pushed my arms through the
sleeves, jammed my cap down on my
head, pulled on my mittens and made
a jump for the companionway. Th'ngs
?were lively enough outside. A living
gale was blowing, and the spray flew
over the bow, as the Never Fee .. heeled
to her Vee, rail, cut through the tum
bling seas. The sky was perfectly
clear and. dark blue, and the stars
shon~ large, cold and brilliant.
"In a few seconds the deck swarmed
with men.* The halyards were slacked
away, the bull-rope hauled out, ear
rings passed, and we began to knot,
the reef points. As first hand I took
my place at the end of the boom,
which was a very long one, running
out almost 16 feet beyond the stern.
PIONEERING.
Let mo go where my Beckoner bids mo to
stray
I will travel no path and no road for a day;
I wlil leave, too, the highways thrown up
for the mind- ,
Where the Beckoner calla mo I tra:ol re
signed.
By the bose of tho mount and the shore of
the stream
I will think no man's thought and will
dream no mnn's dream;
But, ic my wise freedom, I'll deem them ;f?
naught, -
And Pll dream my own dream and I'll think
my own thought, .
For why in these woods should I journey
apart?
I go in these forests to find my owu heart,
And leave tho wide scramble for praise and
for pelf
To hear the beRt things I can say to myself.
'The footfalls of pavements aro sweet to my
ear
And the roar of the city ls music to hear;
Let a man meet with men: but his life is not
whole,
Till he goes in waste places aad talks with
his soul.
Rank vines, undiscovered, spring forth from
its sod ;
There are ungathored grapes in those Gur
dens of God.
There are arbors of silence for pouls to
rejoice,
. Where we take off our sandals and walt for
the Voice.
Thar? are rivers of healing well worthy of
quest ;
There aro Mountains of Vision and Valleys
of Rest ;
I talk, in their silent serenities curled,
With the soul of my soul and tho heart of
tho world.
Sam Wultcr Foss.
THE LOG-LIKE,
W. TOLMAN.
w
Right under me, as I worked, was the
log line, shimmering with phosphor
escence where it skimmed the surface,
like a cord of fire. I remember think
ing ho?/ high our speed must be to
make the line turn so rapidly.
"I had been out cn the boom again
and again in much rougher weather,
and never given the danger a second
thought. A man will run a certain risk
nine times and escape. The 10th time
he is punished for his carelessness.
This was my 10th time.
"My duty took me a little longer
than the others,, and by the time I had
finished there was nobody else work
ing ou the boom. I had just tide tho
last knot when the schooner gave a
sudden roll to windward: I lurched
back, lost my footing and in an in
stant was flung into the water. As I
sank I gave a shout for help, and tho
last spund that reached my ears as the
waves closed over me was Johnson's
cry of alarm:
"'Man overboard! Man overboard!'
"I was heavOv wirrir ilvnmwiJf
I had on thick fisherman's boots, and
a leather jacket under my reefer, and
so was in no condition for swimming.
My situation was a desperate one. A
man who fails in the night from a ves
sel moving so rapidly as the Never
Fear stands but little chance of living
to tell of it.
"As my head came above water, I
shot an anxious glance in the direction
where I supposed the vessel to be. She
was nowhere in sight! For a few sec
onds I tasted the bitterness of certain
death. Then I was lifted from the
trough of the sea by a hrgh comber,
and saw the Never Fear 50 feet away.
At thc same instant down across thc
billows came the should:
'"Light the torch!'
"A few minutes before I had been
warm and comfortable in the cabin
over my game of checkers. Now I was
fighting for my life in the freezing
seas. A great wave overwhelmed me.
blotting the schooner from my view
once more. When I was lifted aloft
on the crest of tho next comber the
vessel was 25 feet farther away.
"Hope was almost dead within me,
when suddenly I saw the log line, like
a ray of light, cutting the waves near
by. That line represented life to mc. I
made r. grab at it, but missed it alto
gether; my hands clutched cold water
and nothing more. I tried a second
time, and just touched it with the tips
of my mittens.
"Once more, I grasped at it desper
ately, despairingly. This time I caught
the cord fairly in my hands, but it was
so small and was running so rapidly
that I could not retain my hold. The
line was of cotton, woven hard, and
about the size of a lead-pencil.
"I knew that the end of the line must
be near. Casting a glance over my
shoulder, I saw the ripple of the log
not thirty feet away. If that once
passed by me, all hope was gone. I
determined to hold fast, let my fingers
suffer -vv'iat they might, and with a
sudden eu'ort I closed them once more.
The cord tautened under my weight,
and began to pull me along. But, grip
hard as I could, it slowly slipped
through my lacerated fingers, cutting
them to the bone. I cannot express
to you the mental suffering caused
me by that slowly escaping line. It
seemed but to prolong the agony of a
certain death.
"My hold loosened. The cord darted
forward again; and then my f.ngers
closed in a final grip round the brass
fin of the log! It was my last, my only
chance. It was like taking hold of a
propeller, and my hands were cut
frightfully as the fin revolved for an
instant before it stopped. The only
thing that saved my fingers from being
literally sliced to pieces was the thick
mittent I had on. I was jerked ahead
for a few feet, the strain telling fear
fully on my arms and shoulders. Then
the line slackened, as the schooner
came up into the wind.
"Just then, with a burst of smoky
light the torch flamed up, revealing
every detail of the vessel and flashing
in sparkles innumerable across the
foaming bl?.ck waters. I shall never
forget how the Never Fear looked to
me in that brief moment. Her sails
were shaking, and every rope stood
sharply out. As she rolled her deck
toward mc I could see the tubs and
fish-kits, the nests of dories lashed be
tween the fore and main rigging, and
the anchor on the bow. I could see my
shipmates preparing to do all they
could for my rescue. . Half a dozen
were getting a dory over. I knew that
I had been seen, for fingers were poiRfc
ed in my direction, and voices' of en
couragement were faintly borne to me
above the rush of the waves. Could I
keep afloat in that freezing water until
they could reach me?
"Then somebody realized my situa
tion.
"He caught the log-line!' I heard
a voice shout. 'Get hold here, every
body, and pull him alongside. Stand
?y tc haul.'
"Kalf a dozen men formed a chain at
the stern, and I knew that they were
going to pull me in. The figures busy
with the dory were lowering her over
the side.
'"Hold tight, Jackson!' came the
hail. 'Steady, now, mates, pull away! ?
"The slack came in rapidly, and soon
the line was taut. Then with a shock
that almost broke my hold I was
pulled under water. Both arms were
stretched to their utmost straight over
my ?ead, and my hands clutched the
log .in a death-grip. If I let go now,
I should never rise.
"I had been snapped under so sud
denly that I had not time to get a full
breath, and in a few seconds I was on
the verge of strangulation. Should I
never come to the top?
"I seemed to be stemming the course
of a furious river. The constant rush
of cold water against the top of my.
head was turning me into a block of
ice. I could see nothing, i enid hear
only the thunder of thc billows that,
engulfed me. And through it all, grow
ing more and more painful every in
stant, was the terrible strain on my
hands and arms.
"My shipmates were hauling me in
like a cod on the end of a" line, not
steadily, however, but with a series of
jerks, as they loosened- their holds to
get fresh ones. And every jerk seemed
to start my arms in their sockets. They
told me afterwards that it was only
a matter of seconds, but to me the
agony of my strained muscles length
ened the time indefinitely.
"It was impossible to keep my mouth
closed any longer. I opened it, and
oxperience tho sensations of a drown
ing man. as the cold water rushed in.
Gradually my senses slipped away. I
forgot where I was, why I was holding
cn so tight. My fingers were just re
laxing their grip when with a rush I
was pulled -to the surface. A rope
slipped down round my shoulders, and
tho sharp iron of a gaff penetrated tho
back of my coat. I heard the sound
of voices over me. Then my head
struck thc side of the schooner as she
rolled down, and everything seemed to
explode in a blaze of stars.
"When I came to myself I was in a
bunk, and we were nearly up to Bos
ton harbor. It was some days be
fore I could make much use of my
hands and arms, or even feed myself;
and my fingers did not heal for weeks.
But I finished that game of checkers
with Johnson, and beat him, too, al
though some ?|n||erc'Se ^a^d io inovo my
Kings for me.'*-l'outns" Companion.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
The first mention of surgeons in tho
British array was in 1223. Edward I.
had a paid surgeon accompanying his
army in Scotland in 129G.
The brain of a child at birth weighs
under ten ounces, but at the end of a
year has increased to two pounds. Full
growth is attained by men at about
.twenty years of age, and by women at
eighteen years.
Apicius expended in gluttony $2.000,
000. Fsopis paid for a single dish $100,
000. Caligula spent for one supper
$-10i',O'..'O. Heliogabalus spent for one
meal $100,001?. Lucullus usually paid
$100,000 for a repast. The philosopher
Seneca had a fortune of $12,500,000.
Lentullus, the soothsayer, had a for
tune of $10.500.000. The sum of $2,000,
000 was paid for the house of Marc An
tony. Caesar before he entered upon
any office owed nearly ,$11,000.000. Tib
c-rious at his death left $118,125,000,
which Caligula spent in less than ten
months. Croesus possessed in landed
property a fortune equal to $8,000,000,
besides a large sum of money, slaves
and furniture. Marc Antony owed $1,
500,000 at the ides of March, paid it
before the calends of April and squan
dered $73,500,000 of the public money.
To the eighteenth century belongs
the fashion of "chiens-manchons" or
muff-dogs, the most wonderful of which
seems to have been Raton, tho pet of
Ninon l'Enclos, and, according to Mer
cier of the institute, the mascot of that
remarkable lady's everlasting beauty.
It was in this guise: Ninon never par
took of a meal, but had Raton put by
her side in a little basket on the table,
and from this coigne of vantage the
famous bow-wow would keep watch
over his mistress' fare. Soup, fish, vege
tables, joints and grills used to pass
with approbation, and fruit was looked
upon with benevolence. But there were
angry protests at ragouts and growls
at spiced entrements; barking at cof
fee, and if Ninon by any chance made
for liquors, the fury of Raton knew no
bounds.
It is now some 335 years since pota
toes were known in Europe; they were
imported into Ireland in the reign of
Queen Elizabeth. The importer was
John Hawkins, who brought them
from Santa Fe, in Spanish America.
They were planted for thc first time
in Ireland, it is said, by no less a man
than Sir Walter Raleigh, who had an
estate there; but the natural history
of the potato was so little understood
at that time, that Sir Walter resolved
to renounce the expectation he had
formed of bringing this exotic to per
fection in Ireland. When in due time,
after he had planted the first potatoes,
the stock's grew up, and he perceived
upon the stem a green apple, he
thought that was the fruit, which he
had.no idea was concealed under the
earth. He caused nome of the apple3
to bc boiled, but finding thora nauseous
to the taste, he concluded that he had
lost his labor, and for some time
thought no more of potatoes. How
ever, having some time after given di
rections that the ground should bc dug
up or plowed, to his very great sur
prise he found a plentiful crop of fruit,
which proved most grateful to the
taste. They soon got into general usc
and became the principal food of the
Irish peasantry.
M?DE FAMOUS
Cid Curiosity I
WORN m
BIBLICAL TIMES
A Royal Ring Which is Naarly 5000
Yeer j Old. ,
Noteworthy is a lind that has recent
ly liiA-n made.by Professor Petrie while
exploring tombs of Hie kings ot' the
twelfth dynasty of Egypt, This won
derful relic is the royal signet ring of
OLDEST OF "iiOYAL KTN'GS.
Usertosen 1., who reigned nearly 5000
years ago, making it the oldest roya!
ring in the world. Ks owner and wear
er founded (lie groat university of He
liopolis, mentioned in thc Bible.
It was here that .Muses learned ail
the wisdom ol' Hie Egyptians. The
mummy of the king lias not yet been
discovered, but ila.' recovery of this
ring, it is thought, will lead td the dis
covery of his lomb. . ?
The ring was authentically proved to
belong to the king by the royal inscrip
tions on the same. It :s of pure, soli :
gold, weighing (?TS grains, and is en
graved willi the king's titles. lt is ns
frosh as when it came from tho royal
goldsmith nf ty centuries ago.
Tile first royal inscription :it the top
refers to the union of upper and lower
Egypt, tin; water plant typifying (lie
River Nile and ils banks, while the. lie*
is thc omlilom nf the cultivated (leTfit
The second title refers to tho king's
position ns representative of Hie deity
upon earth, ?*Scn of the .'un." the goose
being symbol for sou, ?md thc circle
representing the sun; the lower
framed inscriptions boar Iiis royal
name and title.
Spo.-'king generally, wild creatures
inhabiting hot countries arc more sav
age' than those of cold or temperate
cor. ii tr ?cs.
Thc things we do best arc often the
things that are not worth doing.
WHERE THHPiLGB^ FATHERS i
. ? , .<.: ::.
rLYMOUTU KOCK.
-', BY DICKENS.
Siop, Lenden.
Kating For Ras l?ollp.
A very small girl in a Harlem apart*
mont "was observed by a friend of the
family ealing a certain cereal prepara*
tien. She seemed to eat, as the Eng
lish are said tu take their pleasures,
sadly.
"Don't you like that, niy dear?" in
quired the friend.
"Not pertick'ly," replied the little
maid.
"Why do you eat it, then?" persisted
tile inquirer.
Tho daughter of thc louse paused
'.villi spoon on edge of bowl.
"It's got to he oaten," she answered
gravely. "The grocery mar. gives mam
ma a rag doll for every two packages
she buys, and it's got to be eaton every
morning.''
And she continued to eat cereal.
Xc-vv York Times.
. . A IicnnriiaWfl ('ookin? \ y. pn :.:>; nu.
m^l:i* it may be possible to cook with
quWhr-' is shown b3* the follo'wing phys
^fS^v???nf .iij'Oi in T'Vr i?b. fillril ,
witto water is placed upon nil ordinary
rotary machine, put into motion hy a
baud lever. The tube is to be closed
by a cork. As one turns tho band*
wheel, a small wheel, connected with
tho former by means of a little belt,
rotates simultaneously; the tube is
fastened lo this small wheel. In dimin
ishing tile rapid rotation of the tube
by'putting a wooden clamp around lt
so that the two sides of the damn
cause a constant friction upon th i
tube, tho latter grows hot and reacts
naturally upon Hie water contaInet'
WATER BOILKD WITHOUT T1TIV..
therein until it begins to boll and filial
ly -thiowS out the cork. In this waj
boiling water is obtained which maj
be used for any purpose.
rreclnus Days. -
Two anniversaries that a mau al
ways observes with solemnity are his
wedding day and the day his rich undi
died without leaving him anything.
New York Press.
A DI '.
Society is the (doak wo wear fo;
other people's inspection.-New Yuri
News.
I maam
LANDED FHO?,I THE MAYFLOWER.
PLYMOUTH, MASS I
AUTOMATIC CAN
MAKING.
Machinery For the Purpose is a
Marvel of Ingenuity.
In tho manufacture of sheet metal
yare in which to puck various articles,
Deluding foods, oils and chemicals, the
nost Ingenious machinery is used,
ivhicli turns out tho articles in great
Inside Sears
TnE STAGES OF MAKING A SEAM.
Quantities and nt small cost. The'ma
chinery is very largely automatic, and
but little skill is requir. d of the attend
ant In one of the accompanying cuts
Hie successive operations of seaming are
shown, which ls done by two mocha ni
HV.LVES OF FIVE-GALLON CAN BEAD?
rou CLOSING.
cal operations. This is the simplest
form of the work, and there are a mini
ber of more complicated processes,
windi ar"?TT?o???" also mechanically in
the manufacture of articles for kitchen
and household use, such as tea kettles,
coffee pots and similar utensils.
It is now the custom to put up illumi-.
naling oil in five gallon cans, for ship
ment abroad, and as these cans arc liol
returned for refilling it is essential thal
TWO PX AUS CLOSED AT ONE BLOW.
they should bc made very cheaply.
Tlie cans are practically square, the
sides consistingof two pieces, the joints
being along opposite edges. These
edges are locked together by separate
operations, but both seams are made
tight at once in a press by tho arrange
ment shown.
Observation Kites.
Tliis English invention relates lo nc
observation kite system in which a ca
ble js kite supported, a eontrolled-obser
vation kite running on a cable. Thc
OBSERVATION KITES.
cable winch is controlled, for payinj
out, by a strap brake that may nor
mally be held in contact with a brtiki
drum, and may be released from eon
tact therewith by means of a cord aclu
atcd from the car of the observatioi
kite. Limited steering is provided for.
1 ho'i'nle That IN Told.
"Well." said I lie anecdotist, taking i
fr,esh start, "to make a long ?tori
short-"
"Is a sa eri ii ce we can hardly expec
of the raconteur," interrupted Hie mai
who apparently never atlenfpts ti
make friends hy his all'abiliiy. vln
dluuapolis News.
(.oinmiij'H African Colonies.
The South African colonies and isl
ands owned by Li emin ny have no looa
legislature or even crown councils
Each is ruled by an autocrat appointee
by the Emneror.
gons.
Buggies
Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies just
received. Our stock pf furniture, housefurnishings is com
plete. Large stock
COFFINS and CASKETS
always OTJ hand. All calls for our Hearse promptly responded
to. All goods sold on a small margin of profit. Call to see me,
I will save you money.
G. P. COBB, Johnston, S. C.
The Artist's Favorite
Unsurpassed In touch, tone, workmanship and dura
bility. Sold on
Terms of Easy Payment.
Factory and Warero oms,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Traveling Agent for South Carolina,
NI/VETg-SIX,
s. e.
MANUFACTURERS OF
AND DEALERS IN
Cement, Plaster, Hair,
Fire Brick, Fire Clay,
Ready Roofing and Other Material.
Write Us For Prices.
Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets,
AUGUSTA, = = GEORGIA.
A BIT OF ti REE NV
"A bit of green" for the living room
la winter has a wonderfully trans
forming ;?fect. Th->. most simply fur
nished room looks lovable with the
addition of a growing plant. Among
vines that lend themselves easily to
this treatment the manettia is pe
haps the most desirable. It grow
freely and twines shout any sort of
support, even itself, if nothing oise
offers. The pairs of little tube
shaped blossoms, scarlet and lemon
jellow, show in cheery contrast with
lhe masses of dark glossy . green
leaves. It is a "companionable,
homelike sort of plant, and deserves
the epithet of "amiable" given it by
one grower. "I never have ru bbc
plants," said this home keeper. "They
are easy to care for and make a good
showing, but they are such stolid, un
sympathetic things. I like compani
onable plants."
The manraudia ine ls another
dainty plant for house culture, especi
ally for hanging baskets .and .bracket
jars. The leaves r(re ivy shaped and
translucent and the blossom tubelike,
Borne two inches long and flaring in
the face. White, pink and purple are
^he commonest colors. This plant is
particularly nardy, resisting even
light frosts. Thc Kenilworth rvy
with its tiny leaves and dainty blos
soms, is always in order, making an
it tractive covering for the large pot?
Df othei plants. Two or three seed
lings of Mus placed about the roots
of each plant will soon hide all pots
and boxes under a wea1 th of virile
growth.
CLEANING SILVER PLATE.
For cleaning silver plate the follow?
jig mixture is recommended: To two
ounces of prepared French chalk add
one-quarter ounce of ammonia, four
ounces of alcohol and two ounces of
water; add to this when the chalk
and water are thoroughly incorporat
ed ten grains of cynaide of potassium
dissolved In two ounces of water. The
resulting mixture should be of a
creamy consistency. To give it a
pleasant odor add twenty drops of oil
of sassafras. The mixture should
he placed in a bettie and thoroughly
shaken before used. Apply: with a
jeweller's brush ov?r the whole sur
face of the article. If this happens to
bo deeply engraved, usc what painters
call a stippling stroke, which consists
of jabbing tho bristles into the re
cesses and a grooves of thc chasing.
If highly polished do not usn a brush,
make- a pad of cotton flannel filled
with cotton wool and apply ;he mix
ture. After the" article has been re
stored to its original brightness wash
thoroughly whh castile soap and wa
ter, rinse in scalding wate*, ;ind
wipe with a soft flapneh
STAINING FLOORS.
Hard floors require oiling and rob*
feing twice a month to make theed pr^
sentahle; and every year or two they
wil wear off, so that a new coat of
>tain and varnish will be required on
lhe worn places.
The reddish, yellow or brown tones
of the stained floor can readily be
matched with home-made stain com
pound mainly of turpentine, into
which is mixed a portion of burnt um?
ber, yellow ochre or burnt senna, ac
cording to the tone of thc tdd stain.
Combined stain and varnish is not
desirable on old floors, and lt is not
particularly pleasing on new ones. It
is always best to apply the stain first,
in a thin coat, with a flat brush, and
after allowing it to dry a day, go over
the entire floor}with a coat of hard-oil
finish, or better yet, a coat of spar
composition. When mixing the stains
they should not ber too thick with th?
coloring-pigment, nor laid on too
thick with the brush.
."Where floors nre worn in the mid
dle, leaving the edges nearly as good
as new, the color of thc stain mus?
be carefully matched, so that a patchj
appearance may not bc the result.
At a hardware or paint store th?
raw umber, burnt umber, burnt sienne
or yellow ochre ground in oil can b<
had in small cans, or ?.he dry powders
may be used. Ck-ar turpentine'will
to all that will bo required to thin th?
ground color or act ns a medium for
the dry colors, which will appear much
darker when mixed with the terpen
tine. If the turpentine should bl
very thin, however, a smal portion ol
.rapan drier may be added to lend
more of a bo cy.-Womat s Home Com
panion.
THE DWELLING'S ATMOSPHERE,
Under the head of Child Training,
n thc Delineator, are a number of val
able suggestions for keeping the air
of the house pure. Among them ;.re
he following:
The use of stained floors and rugs
preferenco to carpets.
A thorough daily airing of eaci
room. -
Shaking i nd brushing clothing out
bf-doors.
Removal f "ora the bedroom at night
ct clothing worn during the day.
Daily airing and occasional beating
of mattresses and blankets.
Open war against the feather dust
er.
A dry cellar at all seasons.
Frequent inspection of plumbing.
Little furniture and no uncovered
vessels containing soiled water in the
bedroom.
. -.Opening windows at night; discard-v
lng weather strips.
Plenty of sunlight